Lens assisted after Duplex mapping, Bridging technique of saphenous vein harvesting. (A new technique in saphenous vein harvesting, best substitute for endoscopic vein harvesting)

Abstract

Introduction: Ischemic heart disease is a common cause of death, which encourage is to find a definitive treatment for this disease. One of them is coronary artery bypass grafting. Still most commonly used graft is saphenous vein which harvested by different techniques.Methodology and operative technique: we used lens assisted bridging technique after mapping preoperatively with duplex and compared it with traditional technique.Results: After comparing the data obtained from both techniques we found that lens assisted, duplex mapping, bridging (LDB) technique had better overall results in comparison to conventional technique. Conclusion:(LDB) technique can be a good substitute for endoscopic vein harvest especially in areas with low financial resources with results better than traditional open technique.